MacGyver

10 Best Episodes of MacGyver - Season 3

20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 28, 2023.

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MacGyver - S3E8

#15 - Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome (Season 3 - Episode 8)

MacGyver and the team set off on a dangerous capture operation after an Irish military intelligence officer approaches them claiming to know the whereabouts of “The Ghost,” a lethal bomb maker whom Mac has been hunting for years.

The episode was rated 7.68 from 559 votes.

MacGyver - S3E10

#14 - Matty + Ethan + Fidelity (Season 3 - Episode 10)

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Matty reveals a shocking secret to the team: she has a husband who’s been undercover in a criminal organization called D-Company for eight years. When his status as a CIA agent comes out, Matty needs MacGyver to find and extract her husband before it’s too late.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 540 votes.

MacGyver - S3E11

#13 - Mac + Fallout + Jack (Season 3 - Episode 11)

Mac and Jack hit the road for a weekend of relaxation in Las Vegas, but their mini-vacation is cut short when someone from their past abducts them and locks them in a concrete room.

The episode was rated 7.72 from 555 votes.

MacGyver - S3E21

#12 - Treason + Heartbreak + Gum (Season 3 - Episode 21)

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Matty’s ex-husband, Ethan, asks her for help when a criminal organization, S-Company, kidnaps his wife and daughter, forcing Matty to decide if she’s willing to commit treason in order to help him save his family. Also, Riley joins Billy Colton and Mama Colton on a mission to Paris and makes a heartbreaking discovery.

The episode was rated 7.72 from 479 votes.

MacGyver - S3E12

#11 - Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241 (Season 3 - Episode 12)

Mac and the gang team up with a master thief to catch an underworld criminal who hired her to steal a dirty bomb.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 540 votes.

MacGyver - S3E19

#10 - Friends + Enemies + Border (Season 3 - Episode 19)

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MacGyver and Desi help a group of Syrian refugees who are being pursued by human traffickers. Also, in Los Angeles, Bozer is trapped in Oversight's car, which is rigged to explode.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 509 votes.

MacGyver - S3E7

#9 - Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly (Season 3 - Episode 7)

Matty sends MacGyver and team to Ghana to recover a hard drive from an e-waste landfill that is run by a powerful and violent man. But when Matty refuses to reveal what’s on the drive, other than a mysterious file called “Dragonfly,” the team speculates about what could be so important to her.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 547 votes.

MacGyver - S3E2

#8 - Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship (Season 3 - Episode 2)

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When Jack receives an emergency distress signal from one of his old Delta buddies who is falsely accused of terrorism in a foreign country, MacGyver and Jack quickly recruit the rest of Jack’s old Delta team and stage an unsanctioned rescue op.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 619 votes.

MacGyver - S3E16

#7 - Lidar + Rogues + Duty (Season 3 - Episode 16)

The Phoenix Foundation must recover the body of a pilot whose plane crashed while testing an experimental laser mapping system that Mac designed; Riley tries to identify the hacker who tricked a SWAT team into arresting her and Elwood.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 497 votes.

MacGyver - S3E22

#6 - Mason + Cable + Choices (Season 3 - Episode 22)

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MacGyver faces off with a cunning new adversary whose carefully crafted plans put Mac at the epicenter of an impossible choice: save the life of a friend, or save the lives of hundreds of innocents. Also, Mac receives new information that will drive a wedge between him and his father.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 509 votes.

MacGyver - S3E13

#5 - Wilderness + Training + Survival (Season 3 - Episode 13)

Mac, Riley and Bozer go on a weekend of survival training, then they run into a violent group of criminals who are searching for a lost crate of money. Jack and Matty go on a road trip to place Ethan and his family in witness protection.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 546 votes.

MacGyver - S3E20

#4 - No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue (Season 3 - Episode 20)

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When two American tourists go missing while doing a “No-Go Scavenger Hunt” through some of the world’s most dangerous countries, the Phoenix team goes undercover as backpackers to find them and bring them home alive.

The episode was rated 7.79 from 493 votes.

MacGyver - S3E14

#3 - Father + Bride + Betrayal (Season 3 - Episode 14)

An international crime boss offers to surrender if he's allowed to return to the United States to watch his daughter walk down the aisle.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 530 votes.

MacGyver - S3E18

#2 - Murdoc + Helman + Hit (Season 3 - Episode 18)

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When Nicholas Helman resurfaces to carry out a killing spree, the team is forced to get help from the one person who knows him best- his protege, Murdoc.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 512 votes.

MacGyver - S3E15

#1 - K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit (Season 3 - Episode 15)

After a surprising introduction to Phoenix's newest recruit, Desi, MacGyver and team are assigned to escort and protect an ATF (alcohol, tobacco, firearms) gun-sniffing dog who has a bounty on his head, only to discover they're not the only ones crashing the weapon drop.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 526 votes.

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